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‘Antigone’, ‘Matilda’, ‘Kinky Boots’, ‘A Gentleman’s Guide To Love and Murder’,”Beautiful’, ‘The Bridges of Madison County’, and ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ Highlight The Kennedy Center’s 2015-2016 Theatre Season

The Kennedy Center Announced its 2015-2016 Theatre Season: ______ Antigone Starring Juliette Binoche, Directed by Ivo van Hove Three World Premiere Plays as part of the Women’s Voices Theater Festival...

‘2015-2016 ‘World Stages Series’ Announced by The Kennedy Center

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced its programming for the 2015-2016 World Stages series. With a long history of presenting original international theater works, the...

Today’s Theatre Closings-March 1, 2015

Here are the latest Theatre Closing for Sunday, February 22, 2015 As of 2 PM ____ The Arts Barn is closed. Beoing, Boeing is cacelled. The Colonial Players “Watch on the Rhine’ is cancelled. Damascus...

DCMTA Scene Stealers-January and February 2015-Part 1

Here is Part One of our Scene Stealers of January and February 2015. Congrats to our honorees. Maggie Erwin as Avery in the Seminar Scene in Rapture, Blister, Burn at Round House Theatre “Maggie Erwin...

Monumental Theatre Company is Giving Away 4 Free Pairs of Tickets to ‘Sex Swap’ on March 6th at 7 PM at Cobalt in DC

Monumental Theatre Company is giving away 4 pairs of free tickets for readers of DCMetroTheaterArts To their upcoming Gender Bender: Cabaret: Sex Swap. The show is on March 6, 2015 at 7 pm At Cobalt –...

Derek John Tatum: From DC to NYC and Back to Olney for ‘The Producers’

Derek John Tatum has been performing professionally for 10 years. Although he got his start in the DC theatre scene, he spent several years auditioning and living in NYC, performing in regional...

Monumental Theatre Company Presents ‘Sex Swap: A Gender Bender Cabaret’ at Cobalt on March 6, 2015 at 7 PM by Michael Windsor

Monumental Theatre Company is a new professional nonprofit theatre company in the DC area run by Jimmy Mavrikes, Michael Windsor, and Beth Amann. In their senior year at Catholic University Beth and...

Obsession and Transcendence: ’33 Variations’ Opens on Friday Night at Silver Spring Stage by Lennie Magida

It started with a waltz, a seemingly insignificant waltz written by someone who was hardly a musical giant: Anton Diabelli, a music publisher and minor composer in early 19th century Vienna. And it no...

Tonight at 7:30 PM: Chita Rivera Performs “A Legendary Celebration” at The Alden in McLean, VA

TONIGHT AT 7:30 PM! LIVE ON STAGE! THE ONE AND ONLY CHITA RIVERA IN A UNIQUE SOLO CONCERT EVENT A LEGENDARY CELEBRATION TONIGHT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2015 AT 7:30 PM AT THE ALDEN 1234 INGLESIDE...

THEATRE SNOW CANCELLATIONS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT

Here’s what I have so far for snow closings so far as of 9:00 PM: *New Closings Currently, the following INTERSECTIONS Festival 2015 performances will take place as scheduled. Face the Music at 3:00...

DC Job Fair Held at Arena Stage Tomorrow From 10 AM to 2 PM

THE D.C. JOB FAIR SPONSORED BY CHARLES ALLEN, ELISSA SILVERMAN AND ARENA STAGE AT THE MEAD CENTER FOR AMERICAN THEATER TOMORROW, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015 FROM 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. Driven by the...

Chita Rivera Performs “A Legendary Celebration” Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 7:30 PM at The Alden

LIVE ON STAGE! THE ONE AND ONLY CHITA RIVERA IN A UNIQUE SOLO CONCERT EVENT A LEGENDARY CELEBRATION TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2015 AT 7:30 PM AT THE ALDEN 1234 INGLESIDE AVENUE McLEAN, VA 22101 FINAL TOUR...

The Flying Muskrats Announce Their 2015 Season

2015 is a season of exploration for the Flying Muskrat Theatre Company. After soaring to new heights in 2014 with the original collaboration She Speaks, and the acclaimed Gruesome Playground Injuries,...

Damascus Theatre Company Presents ‘The Musical of Musicals: The Musical’ February 19th-March 1st by Elli Swink

Damascus Theatre Company presents a hilarious Ode to Broadway Genres with The Musical of Musicals: The Musical. Damascus Theatre Company (DTC) nominated for 6 WATCH (Washington Area Theatre Community...

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater Announces Its 2015/16 Schedule

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announced its 2015/2016 Schedule. It will feature five world premieres, three musicals, three powerful dramas making regional debuts, and...

‘Boeing, Boeing’ Opens Tomorrow Friday, 2/13 at Montgomery Playhouse-Meet the Cast: Renetta Morelli, Jim Breen, Anne Vandercook, Christina Fox, Jason Damaso, and Corrie Bolcik

The very funny Boeing, Boeing opens tomorrow night at 8 PM at The Montgomery Playhouse, in partnership with Arts on the Green, performing at The Gaithersburg Arts Barn-311 Kent Square Road, in...

Magic Time! Look Who ♥s ‘The Vagina Monologues’

Each year at Valentine’s Day time, thousands of college and community groups around the world present staged readings and productions of The Vagina Monologues, by Tony Award–winning playwright Eve...

Review Just Posted. McLean Theatre Company Presents the Musical ‘Big Fish’ on February 16, 19-22nd by Brent Stone

Update: Here is Joel Markowitz’s review of Big Fish. ______ The McLean High School Theatre Company (MTC) premieres the musical Big Fish to the Metro DC area this February. Led by Artistic Director,...

The Highwood Theatre Opens ‘Other Desert Cities’ on February 6th by Sarah Scott

Some families lie to the world, some families lie to each other, and some families even lie to themselves. In the Wyeth family, you get all three. Jon Robin Baitz’s drama Other Desert Cities delves...

A Full Moon for el Festival de Teatro para Niños by Christine Stoddard

Season to season, festival to festival, Teatro de la Luna, co-founded by Mario Marcel and Nucky Walder, ping-pongs between the Gunston Arts Center and Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre. One of the metro’s two...

DC Metro Area Artists Recognized as National YoungArts Finalists

The tropical Miami conditions were a far cry from the cold gripping the DC area in early January. But the temperate climate was not the sole reason a select group of area artists were happy to escape...

Filichia on Friday: Take the ‘2015 Broadway University Mid-Term Exam’-Answers Due in by February 3rd!

It’s an honor to bring Peter Filichia’s column every week on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday’ to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. ______ Take The 2015 Broadway University Mid-Term...

‘La-Ti-Do’ Looking for Vocalists, Musicians, and Poets to Reinterpret Oscar Nominated ‘Best Songs’ for Their February 23rd Show

We are pleased to announce that the February 23. 2015 show will have a section devoted to Oscar nominated songs. We are soliciting vocalists, musicians, and possibly poets to reinterpret one of the...

DCMetroTheaterArts’ Best of 2014: Best Children’s/Family Theatre Productions, Performances, Design, and Direction and 2 Special Awards

The staff of DCMetroTheaterArts is honored to announce that their 2014 Best Productions, Performances, Design, and Direction in Children’s/Family Theatre honors go to: CHILDREN’S THEATRE/FAMILY...

‘In The Moment’: The Surprising Findings in Three New NEA Reports on the Arts

Well, this was an attention grabbing, eye-catching headline; “Surprising Findings in Three New NEA Reports on the Arts.” I found it on the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) home page along with...

DCMetroTheaterArts’ Best of 2014: Best Ensembles in DC Area Theatres

The staff of DCMetroTheaterArts is honored to announce that their 2014 Best Ensemble honors go to: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Castaways Repertory Theatre A Soldier’s Play at 2nd Star Productions...

Meet Director Suzanne Maloney of Vienna Theatre Company’s ‘Be My Baby’-Opening January 23, 2015

I have had the pleasure of working on several Ken Ludwig plays over the years. They are funny and fast and farcical. When I discovered Be My Baby, I expected whooshing pace and mistaken identities and...

LA-TI-DO Opens A New Era at James Hoban’s Irish Restaurant & Bar Tonight From 8-11 PM

TONIGHT FROM 8-11 PM IN ITS NEW HOME: James Hoban’s Irish Restaurant & Bar 1 Dupont Circle, NW (202) 223-8440 It’s that time of week again for La-Ti-Do TONIGHT JANUARY 12, 2015 FROM 8-11 PM We kick...

Humor, Drama, and Titanic Personalities: ‘Orson’s Shadow’ Opens at Silver Spring Stage by Lennie Magida

Humor, Drama, and Titanic Personalities: Orson’s Shadow at Silver Spring Stage Real-life…and larger than life. Those are the kinds of characters who will be holding court on Colesville Road for the...

In the Moment: ‘Poetry Out Loud’ at Signature Theatre on February 6, 2015

DCMetroTheaterArts is constantly on the look-out to learn about ways local theater companies make their venues available for community activities beyond presenting plays and musicals. We are aware of...

DCMetroTheaterArts’ Best of 2014: Best Performances in a Play in Community Theatres

The staff of DCMetroTheaterArts is honored to announce that their 2014 Best Performances in a Play in Community Theatres go to: Best Actor in a Play Harris Allgeier as Albert Einstein in Picasso at...

DCMetroTheaterArts’ Best of 2014: Best Director/Musical Directors of Musicals at Professional Theatres

The staff of DCMetroTheaterArts is honored to announce that their 2014 Best Directors and Musical Directors of Musicals in Professional Theatres honors go to: Patrick A’Hearn for Gypsy at Riverside...

DCMetroTheaterArts’ Best of 2014: Best Directors of a Play in Professional Theatres

The staff of DCMetroTheaterArts’ honorees for Best Director of a Play in Professional Theatres go to” Cristina Alicea for Gidion’s Knot at Forum Theatre/NextStop Theatre Company co-production Izumi...

DCMetroTheaterArts’ Best of 2014: Best Performances in a Play in Professional Theatres

The staff of DCMetroTheaterArts is honored to announce that their Best of 2014: Best Performances in Plays in Professional Theatres go to: BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY Josh Adams as Billy Craven in The...

Ken Ludwig’s ‘Be My Baby’ Opens on January 23, 2015 at Vienna Theatre Company by Laura Fargotstein

Vienna Theatre Company is rehearsing Ken Ludwig’s romantic comedy Be My Baby. Opening night is January 23, 2015 and will run for three weekends. Rehearsing during the holidays can be a scheduling...

Join ‘The Jay Team’ and Help Lighting Designer Jay Herzog by Jane Beatty

Lighting Designer Jay Herzog discovered in late August he needs to have a liver transplant due to a disease know as NASH (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis). The Jay Team was created via Facebook and have...

Watch Out, Washington: Here Comes Beethoven’s Ninth

Everybody knows about Walter Cronkite and his impact on television news. Fewer people remember or know about Cronkite’s great rival on NBC during the 1960s, The Huntley-Brinkley Report. Pairing the...

“Moving On’: An Interview with Theater J’s Managing Director Rebecca Ende and Acting Artistic Director Shirley Serotsky

Managing Director Rebecca Ende and Acting Artistic Director Shirley Serotsky and their team are ‘moving on’ and preparing for an exciting 2015 season at Theater J. Joel: How do you see your new roles...

DCMetroTheaterArts’ Best of 2014: Best Performances in a Musical in Community Theatres

The staff of DCMetroTheaterArts is honored to announce that their 2014 Best Performances in Musicals in Community Theatres go to: Best Actor in a Musical Tyler Everett Adams as Leo Bloom in The...

DCMetroTheaterArts: Best of 2014: Best Performances in a Musical in Professional Theatres

The staff of DCMetroTheaterArts is honored to announce that their 2014 Best Performances in Musicals in Professional Theatres honors go to: Best Actor in a Musical Danny Bertaux as Agis in Triumph of...

DCMetroTheaterArts’ Best of 2014: Best Plays in Community Theatres

The staff of DCMetroTheaterArts is honored to announce that their 2014 Best Plays in Community Theatres honors go to: A Few Good Men at The Colonial Players A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Castaways...

‘The Imperative to Reconcile’: A Conversation with Ari Roth by John Stoltenberg

In the week following Ari Roth’s firing as Artistic Director of Theater J, I talked with him about his vision of theater. It was a topic that mattered to me personally, because I had come to a deep...

DCMetroTheaterArts’ Best of 2014: Best Plays in Professional Theatres

The staff of DCMetroTheaterArts is honored to announce that their 2014 Best Plays in Professional Theatres go to: A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas at Olney Theatre Center A Raisin in the...

DCMetroTheaterArts’ Best of 2014: Best Musicals in Community Theatres

The staff of DCMetroTheaterArts is honored to announce that their 2014 Best Musicals at Community Theatres go to: The Addams Family at Kensington Arts Theatre Annie at Port Tobacco Players Bat Boy:...

DCMetroTheaterArts’ Best of 2014: Best Musicals in Professional Theatres

The staff of DCMetroTheaterArts is honored to announce that their 2014 Best Musicals at Professional Theatres honors go to: A Year With Frog and Toad at Red Branch Theatre Company Avenue Q at Olney...

Reaction to Ari Roth’s Dismissal Articles: New articles in Washington Jewish Week; and American Theatre and ‘A Conversation with Ari Roth’ on DCMTA

12/30/14 Update: Why Ari Roth Was Fired by Suzanne Pollak in The Washington Jewish Week. Read it Here. ____ 12/29/14 Update: Read John Stoltenberg’s interview with Ari Roth: The Imperative to...

‘A Shot in the Dark’ Plays January 9-24, 2015 at Prince George’s Little Theatre at Bowie Playhouse

Prince George’s Little Theatre will present A Shot in the Dark weekends at the Bowie Playhouse January 9 – 24, 2014. A Shot in the Dark is set in Paris in the office of Paul Sevigne (Matt...

DCMetroTheaterArts’ Best of 2014: Special Awards

The staff of DCMetroTheaterArts is honored to announce that their 2014 Special Awards have been awarded to: Since it opened in July 2013, The Anacostia Playhouse has become home for several of our...

‘A Theatre of Her Own’: Working in Theatre as a Woman by Carolyn Gage

On December 13, 2014, Venus Theatre in Laurel, Maryland, celebrated production of their 50th play with a gala special event at which they gave out their first ever “Lifetime Achievement Award” to the...

Ari Roth is No Longer the Artistic Director at Theater J-Updated with 2nd Peter Marks Article and Cast Video Reading A Statement from Tony Kushner

Ari Roth is no longer the Artistic Director of Theater J, as reported by Peter Marks in The Washington Post. Read it here. Peter Marks has posted another article. Read it here. Here are other articles...